Who's killing every attempt to increase our energy production?
well, some of them are people like Mel Martinez (gulf drilling) and the RINOs who will not vote for ANWR.
how many times have we heard the president complain about permits for new refinery construction? lots of times. well, kick some a** at EPA and clear out the beauracracy holding it up. Permanently dump the blended fuel mandates that gives us all these different blends. Clear the path for high mileage diesels to be sold in all 50 states, being held up now by restrictive NOx emissions rules.
The bottom line - we control the executive branch and both chambers, yet we can't make some of these changes in energy policies.
and I will also add - long ago there should have been reforms in the financial markets preventing hedge funds from speculating in oil - its a massive problem, and its adding $20 to each bbl right now.